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Las Vegas is a city with glamour and glitz galore. From theme-based resorts to the safaris, the museums to the clubs, the fun seems to be nonstop. The best way to enjoy cheap vacations is through travel packages offered by various travel agencies, airlines, and hotels. These packages are good value for the money and are generally packed with entertainment.

There are many discounts available to Las Vegas tourists during the holiday season, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is because these holidays are family oriented and Vegas has a reputation for not being very family oriented. During this season, hotels and airlines offer discounts, hefty enough to put a smile on anyone’s face. The best prices are for people traveling on a Monday or Tuesday; for those leaving on a weekend, an extra $30 should cover the cost.

This is the best time to plan a vacation to Las Vegas if one wants to go easy on the pocket. It is advisable to compare the rates of travel agencies, the cheapest prices available with different airlines, and the rates at hotels of one’s preference.

The lowest rate of two-day holiday could be as cheap as $80 during lean business periods, and hotels are happy to add a couple of meals as part of the deal. Some offer free tickets to stage shows, others give away complimentary game passes.
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Kamthieng House, a traditional Lanna home in the grounds of the Siam Society in Soi Asoke Bangkok, preserves the 700 hundred year old Lanna architecture and culture from Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.

“A million rice fields”

The Lanna (a million rice fields) Kingdom is an old 13th
century kingdom in northern Thailand, started by King
Mengrai in 1259 who established his capital in Chiang Mai in
1291.

Captured by the Burmese in 1550s, retaken by King Taksin in
1774, Chiang Mai became a vassal of Thailand until the reign
of King Rama V when it came under direct rule.

From this kingdom grew a society with a distinctive culture
and language along with its own traditions and customs, rituals
and festivals.

The family home on the Ping River

One such Lanna family steeped in these traditions were
descendants of a prince from Yunnan in Southern China who
migrated to northern Thailand. The matriarch Mae Nai Saed,
a great granddaughter of the prince, built the original
Kamthieng House in 1848 on the banks of the Ping River in
Chiang Mai.

In a matriarchal society, the Lanna women are heads of
households, own property and have rights of inheritance.
The family home was owned by three generations of
descendants, Mae Nai Thip, Mae Kamthieng and Mae Kim
Haw who lived in the house till 1963.

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